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Cannes Film Festival

44th edition

  • May 20, 1991
  • France

The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1991. French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski served as jury president for the main competition.

Main Competition

All winners
Award Movie People
Palme d'Or Barton Fink Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Grand Prix La Belle Noiseuse Jacques Rivette
Jury Prize Europa Lars von Trier
Jury Prize Out of Life Maroun Bagdadi
Best Director Barton Fink Joel Coen
Best Actress in a Leading Role The Double Life of Véronique Irène Jacob
Best Actor in a Leading Role Barton Fink John Turturro
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jungle Fever Samuel L. Jackson
FIPRESCI Prize The Double Life of Véronique Krzysztof Kieślowski

Caméra d'Or

All winners

The Caméra d'Or ("Golden Camera") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week).

Award Movie People
Grand Prix Toto the Hero Jaco Van Dormael
Special Mention Proof Jocelyn Moorhouse
Special Mention Sam & Me Deepa Mehta

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